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• 01 jui 2016

  Aswān

  Call for papers - Geography

  Borders and territorial reconfigurations in the Middle East and the Sahel

  The Arab uprisings lead to many political and sociological analyses but few of them consider the spatial and territorial consequences of the misnamed Arab Springs. This international conference aims to explore this turn in the Middle East and the Sahel: five years after the birth of the South Soudan state and the beginning of the Arab uprisings, what changes have occurred with respect to borders? Can the collapses of some states be seen as the end of borders or the disintegration of national spaces and the outline of a new enduring and alternative territorial order?

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• 01 sep 2016

  Tours

  Call for papers - Sociology

  Mother Figures and Representations of Motherhood in English-speaking Societies

  This conference aims to question the various ways in which motherhood is judged, how political choices are translated into cultural representations of mothers as either icons or scapegoats, and how these representations are received and challenged in a quest for either conformity or agency.

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• 30 avr 2016

  Lausanne

  Call for papers - Economy

  The Wage Workshop

  Theoretical, empirical ans historical perspectives on wage, subsistence and basic income

  The Centre Walras-Pareto is organizing a workshop on the history of wages. The workshop will take place at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland), 29-30 September 2016. Much has been written on wages within economics. In his classical account of the history ofwage theory, Dunlop (1957) refers to three time-periods: the wage-fund theory domination,the rise of marginal productivity distribution theory, and the “contemporary setting”, startingin the 1930s and characterized by a diversity of theoretical arguments; but much has changed.

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• 15 mai 2016

  Call for papers - Modern

  Writing 1914-1918. National Responses to the Great War

  Studies in Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Literature Special Issue

  Numéro spécial de la revue Studies in Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Literature portant sur les réponses apportées par le monde littéraire à la crise du langage et des représentations ayant frappé les écrivains à la suite de la Grande Guerre. L'accent sera mis sur les langues française, espagnole et allemande, sur l'influence des différents contextes nationaux sur la forme des écrits littéraires nés de la guerre, ainsi que sur la valorisation de textes peu connus du grand public.

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• 12 avr 2016

  Cordova

  Call for papers - Ethnology, anthropology

  Biocultural Dimensions of Everyday life

  International Seminar of CORPUS (International Group for the Cultural Studies of the Body)

  The present seminar is the continuation of the symposium Bodies in action. The Biocultural Dimensions of the Everyday life that was held within the framework of the 4^th Congress on Latin American Anthropology (Mexico, 2015). We invite to this seminar Biocultural Dimensions of the Everyday life researchers interested in the study of the body, of the human embodiment, of the techniques of the body, of the linkages between bodily action and material culture, of the human/animal co-actions, of the nutrition, of the health, of the bodily education, of the dance, of the sexuality and of other fragments of everyday life that invite to think about the complexity of the human being-in-the-world.

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• 30 avr 2016

  Madrid

  Call for papers - Thought

  IV International Conference of Myth Criticism

  Myth and Emotions

  Along with rational logic there is an emotional logic, responsible for many actions that we carry out. Myth Criticism tends to tackle mythical stories from a structural, social and historical perspective. However, it often ignores the emotional component. It seems as if the affective dimension, particularly active in our contemporary society, is not considered relevant in the studies of mythology. The Conference will examine the function undertaken by emotions in the structure of mythical stories and in the processes of mythification of characters and historical events. The object of the study will focus on ancient, medieval and modern myths in contemporary literature and art (since 1900).

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• 30 avr 2016

  Kyoto

  Call for papers - Geography

  New contribution to Geoarchaeology

  Word archaeological congress 8

  Geoarchaeology, defined as the application of geosciences and geographical methods to prehistory, archaeology, and history, is now widely applied to study key subjects such as occupation patterns, territory and site exploitation, palaeoclimatic, palaeoenvironemental, and palaeogeographical changes, as well as anthropogenic impacts and system responses. The multidisciplinary and multiscalar dimensions of geoarchaeological approaches have encouraged continuous development and innovation of methods and approaches that have opened new possibilities for explorations in geographical sectors previously inaccessible, the development of large-scale data acquisitions and treatment, and also the development of microscopic scale analysis precision. This session will highlight global research in geoarchaeology with particular emphasis on innovative methods or cutting edge research using established approaches.

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• 31 mai 2016

  Call for papers - Ethnology, anthropology

  Etnográfica | 20 years

  The journal Etnográfica invites recently qualified PhD and postdoc researchers (with completed theses or post-doctoral research projects completed or ongoing in 2015 or 2016) to submit original, unpublished articles for a commemorative issue.

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• 17 mar 2016

  18 mar 2016

  Nice

  Conference, symposium - Representation

  Staging American Bodies

  For this seventh International Symposium on Staging America, we invite scholars to explore the various ways in which American bodies have been staged and represented throughout history and through various media. From P.T. Barnum’s freak shows to modern-day tattoo conventions, from Carson McCullers’ and Flannery O’Connor’s grotesque characters to twenty-first century sideshows, bodies have always been a source of both attraction and repulsion. The fascination triggered by deformities – whether natural or self-inflicted – reveals as much about Americans’ conceptions of normality, hence of identity, as it does about the nature of the body itself.

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• 01 mar 2016

  Freiburg

  Call for papers - History

  Accidents and the role of the State in the 20th century

  In the workshop on "Accidents and the role of the state" we want to discuss, from a historical perspective, the changing relationship between accidents and the modern state during the 20^th century. Strasbourg)-FRIAS (Freiburg) joint research project on military accidents in France and Germany in the twentieth century. We are therefore especially interested in proposals that deal with the role of the military. However, relevant topics for the workshop could, of course, also come from the realm of the histories of technology, of environment, of medicine, or of the rise of the modern state. We are interested both in presentations of case studies as well as in more conceptual approaches on the topic. Contributions that deal with accidents in German and French history are highly welcome. However, the call is by no means limited to historians of France or Germany. 

   

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• 30 mar 2016

  Call for papers - Economy

  Open data and competitive intelligence

  New resources, new uses, new challenges

  The open data movement, which emerged in the USA and the UK in 2009, refers to an organization’s making some of its data (transport, weather, health, public markets, etc.) accessible for reuse by businesses or the public. Beyond the initial challenges related to the transparency of public action, open data are an important source of information. In France, for example, the state makes its data available, start-ups are building innovative services based on open data and historical actors have opened their data to their ecosystem.

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• 30 sep 2016

  Strasbourg

  Call for papers - Sociology

  Undisciplined

  This call for papers seeks the contributions of inter-, pluri-, poly-disciplinary researchers – ‘undisciplinary’, a term from Edgar Morin (2005). Indeed, we seek the input of the undisciplined: the reflections borne from their respective practices.

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• 30 mar 2016

  Paris

  Summer School - Europe

  International Franco-German-Polish summer university "Europa von "unten""

  Le CIERA organise une université d’été internationale sur le thème « Europa von unten ». Elle réunira une trentaine de participants issus du réseau mondial des centres d’études allemandes et européennes du DAAD. Le programme sera conçu de manière assez large pour ouvrir le dialogue entre représentants de différentes disciplines et de différentes aires culturelles. Cette rencontre représente l’occasion de faire connaître son travail à un public de chercheurs et d’experts spécialisés dans différents domaine en s’insérant dans un réseau réellement international. En collaboration avec le Willy Brandt Centrum de Wroclaw, la Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität de Münich (Graduiertenschule für Osteuropäische Studien) et la Maison Heinrich Heine.

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• 30 avr 2016

  Bogotá

  Call for papers - Urban studies

  Cities and conflicts in Latin America: yesterday, today and tomorrow

  Territorios, the journal of urban and regional studies - No 36, 1st semester 2017

  La revue Territorios convoque des chercheurs nationaux et internationaux pour la réalisation d'un numéro thématique sur le thème « Villes et conflits en Amérique latine : hier, aujourd'hui et demain ». La revue accepte des articles présentant des réflexions générales ou des études de cas relatives à des villes latino-américaines et construites depuis les différentes disciplines des sciences sociales.

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• 18 fév 2016

  19 fév 2016

  Paris

  Study days - Sociology

  Scales of the Alimentation: an Asian Perspective

  The international conference “Scales of the Alimentation: an Asian Perspective” aims at bringing together the French and international scholars of Asia in order to promote a global approach to Asia and to bring together different research institutions based in Europe, therefore to develop the exchanges between different international scholars of Asian societies and experts related to the themes of the food. Our objective is to deliver in-depth analysis and innovative methods arising from research in social and human sciences. We aim to better understand economic, political, institutional, cultural, technological and organizational dynamics of past and present dietary practices in Asia. In particular, we will focus on how the state of food practices and their knowledge is interwoven with other social and technological developments, that are the legacies of expanding and shrinking empires and the mass industrialization.

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• 25 fév 2016

  Reims

  Call for papers - History

  The circulation of popular culture between Ireland and the USA (18th-21st centuries)

  Dans le système de culture mondialisée qui caractérise les sociétés contemporaines, l'organisation d'un colloque international invite à concentrer l’attention sur un cas d’étude, la circulation des diverses formes de culture populaire entre Irlande et États-Unis. L’ancienneté, la constance et de l’intensité des échanges culturels entre les deux nations sont en effet largement antérieurs à la mondialisation culturelle ultra-contemporaine. Cette singularité inscrite dans la longue durée permet de mettre en perspective les phénomènes contemporains tout en les interrogeant.

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• 01 mar 2016

  Berlin

  Call for papers - History

  Art history for artists: interactions between scholarly discourse and artistic practice in the 19th century

  The conference seeks to examine the shaping of art history as a discipline during the 19^th century in relation to artistic training and exchanges between artists and scholars. The development of art history has been associated with an array of socio-political and economic factors such as the formation of a bourgeois public, the politics of national identity and state legitimacy or the needs of an expanding art market. This conference aspires to explore yet another, less studied dimension: the extent to which the historical study of art was also rooted in an intention to inform contemporary artistic production.

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• 06 mar 2016

  Belval

  Scholarship, prize and job offer - History

  Director of Interdisciplinary Centre of Contemporary, European and Digital History

  The University of Luxembourg seeks a Director (m/f) for its new Interdisciplinary Centre of Contemporary, European and Digital History (IHTP/CEDH). This centre promotes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of contemporary history with a particular focus on new digital methods and tools for historical research. Mission of the Director will be to develop and lead the new interdisciplinary centre, define its strategy together with the relevant bodies of the University of Luxembourg, set objectives, activity plans, benchmarks and develop internal rules.

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• 15 fév 2016

  Saint-Étienne

  Call for papers - Economy

  Economics and Management of Franchising and Distribution Networks in Emerging Countries

  La franchise et les réseaux de distribution dans les pays émergents

  The aim of the workshop "Franchising and Distribution Networks in Emerging Countries" is to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners interested in the development of franchising and distribution networks in emerging countries. The theme of franchising and distribution networks is a fertile field of research whose dynamism is manifested globally through regular publications in the best refereed scientific journals in economics and management. This interdisciplinary workshop is foremost, but not exclusively, based on economics and management.

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• 07 fév 2016

  Faro

  Call for papers - Sociology

  Portugal, territory of territories

  IX Portuguese Congress of Sociology

  Hoje, mais do que nunca, importa estudar as variáveis territoriais das formações sociais, uma vez que o espaço atua cada vez mais, a várias escalas, como força de integração, mas também de exclusão, segregação e relegação, contribuindo ativamente para a criação e recomposição de injustiças, de diferenças e de desigualdades. O território não é um mero cenário onde se projetam os atores sociais. Dotado de especificidades, resiste ou favorece as dinâmicas sociais, pela mediação das práticas, pela sua historicidade, pela sua configuração própria, influenciando quer a distribuição dos grupos sociais no espaço, quer as tipologias das formas de habitação, quer mesmo o planeamento e o urbanismo.

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